CALSTART

CALSTART

Head of Philanthropy and Private Funding

Remote, US · Exec · Full-time

Sponsorship not specified$140k-$178kDetected 104 days ago
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About the role

  • The organization is seeking to expand and diversify our pool of private (non-government) revenue.
  • Achieving our mission requires growth in our impact, deeper partnerships, and a philanthropic strategy that matches the scale of our ambition.
  • This leader will be tasked with maintaining strong relationships with the broad set of funders that CALSTART currently works with, ensuring that we are delivering on existing grants and well positioned for both renewals and growth.

Responsibilities

  • Develop compelling, comprehensive proposals that build on CALSTART's strengths and seek funding support with the philanthropic community and with other private funders.
  • Build a diversified portfolio of philanthropic revenue across foundations, DAFs, major donors, and corporate philanthropy.
  • Manage a comprehensive fundraising pipeline and generate data-driven forecasting and reporting.
  • Manage a portfolio of current and prospective donors (individual and institutional) and develop and maintain meaningful relationships with CALSTART's community of philanthropists.
  • Serve as a primary relationship manager for key philanthropic partners and prospects, working in partnership with the Senior Leadership Team to manage existing and foster new relationships.
  • Design and implement a stewardship strategy that deepens donor engagement and strengthens retention, with the objective of increasing levels of giving.
  • Partner with the CEO, Executive CTeam, and select board members to engage their networks and prepare them for donor conversations.
  • Develop and launch with Marketing a robust ongoing nurture campaign that is tailored for different funder audiences: institutions, major donors/family offices, and individual supporters.

Requirements

  • All legitimate communication from our recruitment team will come from an official calstart.org email address via email, we will not text you about a role you have not applied to or shown interest in.
  • Bachelor's degree, Advanced degree preferred

Compensation

  • Develop, drive, and adapt an annual and multi-year private fundraising strategy aligned with organization goals.
  • Set annual private revenue targets in partnership with the CEO.

Benefits

  • They will have demonstrated success in building strong donor pipelines, growing relationships, and working collaboratively to develop a compelling vision that funders will want to support.

Company info

  • CALSTART is a mission-driven industry organization focused on transportation decarbonization and clean air for all.
  • For over 30 years, it's been CALSTART's mission to develop, assess, and implement large-scale, zero-emission transportation solutions to mitigate climate change and support economic growth.
  • CALSTART works with businesses, organizations, governments, and communities to create real-life impact toward clean air and equitable access to clean transportation for all.
  • CALSTART provides scientific, technical and policy support for regulatory development and clean technology and infrastructure acceleration.
  • To lead this effort, we are looking for a Head of Philanthropy and Private Funding who is highly experienced, motivated, and results-oriented.
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